document.write( "Question 356779: By looking at the first term of a polynomial, I can determine its degree.
\n" ); document.write( "yes or no explain and give me example if you can thanks. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #254795 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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No, not necessarily.
\n" ); document.write( "The degree of the polynomial is the largest exponent of x.
\n" ); document.write( "So in this polynomial,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"g%28x%29=5x%5E7%2B2x%2B1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The first term of $\"g%28x%29\"$ is $\"5x%5E7\"$ and the degree is $\"7\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "However,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"f%28x%29=1%2B2x%2B3x%5E3%2Bx%5E5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The first term of $\"f%28x%29\"$ is $\"1\"$ , however the degree is $\"5\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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